This edition of LITM Rock Picks brings to you electrifying 80s influenced rock, modern alt rock, and more. The list features Me Playing the Drums, særa, Shaven Primates, and more.
Me Playing the Drums - Fantastic Fanfare
Thoroughly magnetic and utterly energetic, ‘Fantastic Fanfare’ by Me Playing the Drums will have your gloom lifted and thrown far, far away. The instrumentation is robust, vibrant and will remind you of the britpop genre, owing to its magnetism and its stadium ready sound. The guitars, the drums, all of it come together to create a sound that stays with you long after the final note of the song plays out. The song starts out maintaining a consistent sound and then takes on shifts and strips down the layers to expose a transition. Give it a listen because if you are a rock fan this might just be your new favourite track.
særa - Choosing Myself
Starting off with a haunting musical tone, ‘Choosing Myself’ by særa quickly has you realise that this tone of darkness is actually ironically a tone of defiance and determination. The song approaches a rather simplistic sound, and doesn’t overcrowd its instrumentation which helps in establishing the mood of the song. The quiet work of the acoustic guitars also gives the song a very unique texture. The strong but restrained percussion in the song gives the song a solid grounding. The quiet work of the acoustic guitars also gives the song a very unique texture. The vocals in the song carry pain and strength in a commendable balance, and the song’s haunting quietness, alongside that of the vocals reaches deep into your heart and stirs it.
Shaven Primates - Saviour
Starting off in a manner that makes clear the song’s position, ‘Saviour’ by Shaven Primates will have the blood in your veins coursing with a new energy. The song’s instrumentation leans towards a modern alt-grunge sound, with equal amounts of power and rage vibrating through the song. The guitar riff in the song will be embedded in your mind without fail and will have you imitating it, even if it is through your vocals. The vocals in the song are truly dynamic as they go beyond the expected tonalities and explore different ranges, making the song quite spontaneous, in-the-moment sounding.
Cane Rouge - Lost and found
Starting off with distorted, muffled guitar riffs, ‘Lost and Found’ by Cane Rouge comes at you gently at first but leaves you with it having traversed the depths of your heart. The song captures a solid modern alt-rock sound, with it playing with its intensity. The chorus sections are especially powerful in terms of their sound, with the guitars roaring and thundering, and the verse sections having a comparatively stripped down sound. The shift in intensities really works wonders for the song as it gives the listener a sound of what it feels like to look into the depths of our hearts and finding out truths.
Steve Montgomery - Crazy Town
With the immediately recognisable 80s rock sound driving the track, ‘Crazy Town’ by Steve Montgomery will have your heart thumping and pumping in joy and exhilaration. The instrumentation features those classic elements of the rock of the wild days of the 80s – electrifying guitars that shed vibrancy with ever strum, pounding, thunderous drum patterns that set your body moving to its rhythms. The guitar solo section in the latter section will have you saving the song to your playlist if you had not already saved it by then. Vibrant, super-duper energetic, and absolutely electrifying, this song is an easy favourite.
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